A seemingly harmless celebration turned into a blackout Tuesday night when Mylar balloons hit power lines, cutting electricity for about 2,400 people on Milwaukee’s East Side. Here is every ...

All customers had restored power by around 8:40 p.m. Mylar balloons, or foil balloons, can cause power outages when they get stuck in a power line and then act as a conductor, creating a short ...

He makes hyper-realistic mylar balloon art that will trick your eye into thinking you can reach out and grab them. We spoke with Fahlström about his work and how he is able to make the balloons ...

Teresa O’Connor is on The Rhode Show this morning to share about her art exhibit that will be displayed on March 28th. It’s called The Mylar Balloon Project Art Exhibit and it’s inspired by ...

It was a mylar balloon, coming into contact with a power line. Those balloons are usually made out of some kind of thin, metal foil, which can cause a short circuit. While issues like this can ...